Unit 3 – Courts, Laws & the Legal System
Unit 3 Essential Question: How does the U.S. Legal system protect the rights of citizens?
Vocabulary
Below are important vocabulary words. They are to be defined. Each day we will use these words in our lesson. This list is due by the end of the
week. The court cases and amendments will be on a quiz next week, so it is in your best interest to focus on them and begin reviewing them
nightly. I will check these vocabulary words every day to see if you are working on them a little at a time. Some of these will be answered using
your cornell notes, so just copy and paste them onto the below list.
Unit 3 – Courts, Laws & the Legal System
Unit 3 Essential Question: How does the U.S. Legal system protect the rights of citizens?
LESSON ONE
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Rule of law
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Equal Protection Under the Law
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1st amendment
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4th amendment
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5th amendment
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6th amendment
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7th amendment
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8th amendment
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14th amendment
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Limited government
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Bill
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Committee System
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Conference Committee
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Filibuster
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Veto
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Judicial Review
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War Powers Resolution
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Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Ex Post Facto Laws
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Bills of Attainder
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Supremacy Clause
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Lesson Two
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Statutory law
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Constitutional law
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Common law
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Public law
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Criminal law
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Civil law
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Family law
Unit 3 – Courts, Laws & the Legal System
Unit 3 Essential Question: How does the U.S. Legal system protect the rights of citizens?
 Administrative law
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International law
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Lesson Three
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Lesson Four
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Korematsu v. US
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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Marbury v. Madison
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Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education
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Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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Furman v. Georgia
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Gregg v. Georgia
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
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New Jersey v. T.L.O.
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Bethel School District v. Frasier
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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
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Texas v. Johnson
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Engel v. Vitale
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Mapp v. Ohio
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Jurisdiction
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Article III
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NC Const. Article IV
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Magistrates
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Justice of the Peace
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Plaintiff
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Defendant
Unit 3 – Courts, Laws & the Legal System
Unit 3 Essential Question: How does the U.S. Legal system protect the rights of citizens?
 Prosecutor
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Public defender
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Bailiff
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Criminal law
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Arrest Warrant
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Preliminary hearing
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Summons
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Subpoena
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Warrant
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Bail
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Grand jury
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Petit jury
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Felony
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Misdemeanor
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Plea
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Plea bargain
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Verdict
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Civil law
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Tort
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Mediation
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Perjury
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Court docket
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Issue of fact
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Issue of law
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Oral argument
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Brief
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Common law
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Statutory law
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Consumer Protection
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Department of Justice
Unit 3 – Courts, Laws & the Legal System
Unit 3 Essential Question: How does the U.S. Legal system protect the rights of citizens?
 FBI
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SBI
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Secret Service
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National Guard
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3 Strikes laws
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Monetary compensation
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Recidivism
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Retribution
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Restitution
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Detention
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Probation
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Parole
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Juvenile Detention
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Compensation
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Public safety
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Domestic Tranquility
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Fines
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Penal Code
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Mandatory Sentencing
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Anarchy